Pollution Quiz
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Which of the following best describes what these machines are doing?
A. Converting wind into energy
B. Converting wind to drill oil
C. Converting pollution in the air to clean air
Which one of the choices below is NOT a cause for global warming?
A. Having too many cows
B. Burning Fossil Fuels
C. Planting new trees
We can prevent water pollution by:
A. Reduce the use of plastic.
B. Properly dispose of chemicals.
C. Clean up after your animals.
D. All of the above
This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?
A. air pollution
B. water pollution
C. land pollution
D. noise pollution
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?
A. It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature
B. It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses
C. It leads to more factories
D. It causes a major decrease in people
Harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is absorbed by
A. clouds
B. ozone molecules
C. soil
D. water
Which way can people best reduce land pollution caused by large amounts of waste dumped in landfills?
A. They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.
B. They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.
C. They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.
D. They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.
Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years. Is this evidence of global warming?
A. yes
B. no
Which is one reason that trash and litter can hurt wildlife?
A. Wildlife are afraid of human garbage.
B. Trash covers the scent of other animals they are hunting.
C. Wildlife may try to eat plastics and choke on them.
D. Trash and litter removes their camouflage.
TRUE or FALSE: Although water pollution is bad, it doesn’t actually cause anyone to die.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
I can cut down on pollution by_____
A. Walking to the store
B. Driving to the store
C. Throwing everything away
D. Using styrofoam cups
Sunlight reacts with waste gases from the burning of fossil fuels to form
A. greenhouse gases
B. chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
C. photochemical smog
D. rain
Which of these problems can be caused by air pollution?
A. Respiratory problems
B. Reduced food sources for humans
C. Increased disease for humans
D. Decrease in global temperatures
What is this difference between global warming and the greenhouse effect?
A. Global warming refers to a change in the Earth’s climate that is causing it to heat up; the greenhouse effect is a natural process that happens constantly, due to sunlight and the atmosphere.
B. Global warming and the greenhouse effect are the same thing.
C. The greenhouse effect comes within global warming.
D. Global warming comes within the greenhouse effect
Global warming can lead to
A. deforestation
B. climate change
C. oil spills
D. litter
